Best bargain signings of the Premier League this season

Premier League season has been dominated by the bargain signings made this summer. Teams like Leicester City and West Ham have shocked teams by maintaining a higher league position after eleven gameweeks. Teams like Swansea, Stoke, West Ham have spent carefully in the transfer window and even though Mark Hughes’ team are not yet reaping the rewards, others are doing it to the maximum.

We take a look at the best bargain signings by Premier League teams this season.

Andre Ayew:

Ayew has to be the best value signing of the season. The Swansea attacker has scored five goals in eleven matches for Gary Monk’s men. His addition in the team has helped Bafetimbi Gomis to find his goalscoring touch and dominate the opponents. The 25-year-old has scored for his team against Chelsea and Manchester United. Liverpool are reportedly interested in the player but at Swansea, the Ghanaian has found his feet.

Toby Alderweireld:

Toby Alderweireld has been one of the best defenders in the league this season. He has formed a formidable partnership with his compatriot Jan Vertonghen. The Belgians played together during their time at Ajax and Mauricio Pochettino has reunited them.
He is an update on Federico Fazio and the former Atletico Madrid man has kept up his form after a £11.4million move in the summer.

Dimitri Payet:

The Hammers signed Payet from Marseille for a fee of £10.7million. He attracted interest from West Ham after scoring seven goals and providing 16 assists in his final season with the French club. The Frenchman has scored five Premier League goals this season and provided three assists. He has been a star performer for Slaven Bilic’s men in big wins against Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea this season.

Petr Cech:

The £10million summer signing from Chelsea has made Arsenal one of the best defensive teams in the league this season. The Gunners have conceded the least goals this season, just eight. In eleven league games for the Gunners, Cech has kept seven cleansheets. His inspired performances against Liverpool, Everton and Bayern Munich have shown why Arsenal needed a world class player to challenge for trophies.

Yohan Cabaye:

Manager Alan Pardew has reunited himself with the midfielder he managed at Newcastle United. Yohan Cabaye was signed by Palace for a fee of £10million from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. After not getting enough first team opportunities in the French capital, Cabaye decided to move back to the Premier League. He is currently Palace’s top scorer this season with four goals in the league. Many managers and teams would envy Palace fielding Cabaye in their midfield. The Frenchman is good enough to play for most of the teams in the league.